Monthly Archives: September 2022

What dose of caffeine to use?

Posted on 9 September 2022 by Keith Barrington

The dose of caffeine that we used for the CAP trial was the dose that was being widely used at the time. It seemed to be a safe dose, that did not require serum concentration surveillance, but was not based … Continue reading →

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Toxicity of antenatal steroids on the developing brain.

Posted on 4 September 2022 by Keith Barrington

A new study from Finland this time, raises similar concerns to those from a Canadian study. (Raikkonen K, et al. Associations Between Maternal Antenatal Corticosteroid Treatment and Psychological Developmental and Neurosensory Disorders in Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(8):e2228518). It is … Continue reading →

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Cord milking and resuscitation, an alternative?

Posted on 2 September 2022 by Keith Barrington

My recent posts about resuscitation with an intact cord were rapidly followed by a publication of another multicentre randomized controlled trial, this time a cluster randomized crossover trial, of cord milking in babies who needed intervention. (Katheria AC, et al. … Continue reading →

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